ErrTime – English Lyrics

• By: Cardi B, Jeezy, Latto
• Album: AM I THE DRAMA?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical confidence and regional flavor of "ErrTime." This explosive remix is a masterclass in modern Hip-hop, showcasing the distinct flows and cultural references of the Bronx's Cardi B and Atlanta's Jeezy and Latto. Listening to the verses will help you learn current rap slang, understand cultural references to figures like Gary Vee and Eazy E, and hear how a 'Trap Or Die'-style beat brings together different sounds in Hip-hop today.

[English]

Cardi B, I got you, baby, you already know what it is (ewo)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (remix)

Slow and smooth ass criminal, Teddy P, Easy E

Got that billionaire status, Robert Smith, Gary Vee (ha-ha)

How you like it? Bad and bougie, Halle Berry, Cardi B (eow)

Drought seasons, know we cuttin', red alert, Kid Capri (whoa)

Re-up like Alaska, snow mountain, you can ski (eow)

Ten bricks for a show, damn right, that's the fee, yeah

Lawn chair a nigga, stand right, I never fold (fold)

Snowman, bitch, yeah, this shit I say is cold (whoa)

Bitch, lose me, she lost her motherfucking mind (mind)

If you ain't in my league, don't waste my motherfucking time (okay)

I'm like the black Brad Pitt up on this motherfucker

No diaper, I'm the shit up out this motherfucker (yeah)

Sigarios, we gotta hit up out this motherfucker (gasolina)

Yeah, we got it lit up out this motherfucker

Them YNS ain't rockin' with, still snowin' and that's fine (fine)

These riches, Shorty Red, sure don't do it every time (uh-uh)

Somebody better get her 'cause she out here lookin' fine (uh-uh)

Better pop your shit because I'm out here poppin' mine (uh-uh)

The way these diamonds hittin', bitches damn near goin' blind (uh-uh)

Look, 'cause Don Julio gon' do the trick every time (yeah)

Nigga lose me, you know, that nigga out his mind (uh-uh)

Tell her make a hit, she in the stu' just wastin' time (uh-uh)

If I take your nigga, I don't wanna hear no cryin'

'Cause I ain't say shit when hoes was out here fuckin' mine, huh (look)

Outside grindin', I'ma shine all summer

Badass bitch, I know that every nigga want her

Real fine shit, man, I get it from my mother

I'm a demon, I'll fuck your opp and fuck your brother (uh-uh)

Bottle after bottle, after bottles in this motherfucker

All my friends tens, look like models in this motherfucker

Hoes throwin' ass, need some dollars in this motherfucker

Bad yellow bitch, look like Latto in this motherfucker (yeah, yeah, yeah)

Somebody better get her 'cause she out here lookin' fine (uh-uh)

Better pop your shit because I'm out here poppin' mine (uh-uh)

The way these diamonds hittin', bitches damn near goin' blind (uh-uh)

Look, 'cause Don Julio gon' do the trick every time (yeah)

Nigga lose me, you know that nigga out his mind (yeah)

Tell her make a hit, she in the stu' just wastin' time (yeah)

If I take your nigga, I don't wanna hear no cryin' (no)

'Cause I ain't say shit when hoes was out here fuckin' mine, huh

Pop out, brand-new body like I'm Carti in this motherfucker (ah)

Bitch, I'm giving belt out like karate in this motherfucker (hi-yah!)

Bust it for my man like it's a hobby 'round this motherfucker (uh)

Can't be bitches on his dick 'cause I be on this motherfucker (on God)

G lock on my hip (hip), I walk around with a switch (grr)

I know this ho ain't talking shit with broke nigga on her lips (ew)

Like, how you let a rapper hit that ain't even got no hits?

Man, my thick ass went to Fashion Week, them dresses couldn't even zip (wow)

Bottle after bottle like somebody in here thirsty (ah)

Both hands on it like this nigga tryna search me

Big Mama, fuck the small talk, what's the word, Ski?

I must be the drama, way he drop two-hundred first week (yeah)

Bottle after, bottle after bottles in this motherfucker (uh-uh)

All my friends tens, look like models in this motherfucker (uh-uh)

Bitches throwin' ass, need some dollars in this motherfucker (uh-uh)

Bad yellow bitch, look like Latto in this motherfucker (yeah, big Latto)

It's the baddest bitch (snowman, bitch)

Brim Reaper (ya heard?)

Bardi (ha-ha, ha, brr)

Not your girl

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ B2	noun - a person who commits a crime adjective - relating to crime
billionaire /ˌbɪljəˈnɛər/ C2	noun - a person with at least one billion dollars
status /ˈsteɪtəs/ B2	noun - the social or professional position
alert /əˈlɜːrt/ B2	noun - a warning of danger
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A1	noun - a very high hill
fee /fiː/ B1	noun - a payment for services
league /liːɡ/ C1	noun - a level of quality or competition
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B2	noun - a precious, very hard gemstone
trick /trɪk/ B1	noun - an action to deceive
bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ A1	noun - a container with a narrow neck
model /ˈmɒdəl/ B1	noun - a person who displays clothes
switch /swɪtʃ/ B2	noun - a device to turn electricity on/off verb - to change from one to another
dress /drɛs/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women
hobby /ˈhɒbi/ B1	noun - an activity done for pleasure
belt /bɛlt/ A1	noun - a band worn around the waist
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	verb - to crush into small pieces verb - to work hard for a long time
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give out bright light verb - to be very good at something
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use carelessly or without purpose
fold /foʊld/ B2	verb - to bend something over on itself verb - to surrender or give up

Key Grammar Structures

• I got you, baby, you already know what it is.

  ➔ Present simple and contraction ('I got' as colloquial past/present).

  ➔ The phrase 'I got you' means 'I have your back' or 'I'll take care of you'; ‘got’ functions as present in informal English.

• How you like it?

  ➔ Omission of auxiliary (‘do’) in spoken English question.

  ➔ In informal speech, speakers often drop ‘do’ and use word order only to indicate a question.

• If you ain't in my league, don't waste my time.

  ➔ Conditional sentence using negative colloquial ‘ain’t’.

  ➔ ‘Ain’t’ replaces ‘are not’ or ‘is not’; used in informal speech for emphasis or rhythm.

• I'm like the black Brad Pitt.

  ➔ Simile using ‘like’.

  ➔ ‘Like’ introduces a comparison to suggest similarity between the speaker and Brad Pitt.

• If I take your man, I don't wanna hear no cryin'.

  ➔ Conditional with double negation and informal ‘wanna’.

  ➔ ‘Wanna’ = ‘want to’; double negative (‘don't...no’) emphasizes rejection in rap style.

• I'ma shine all summer.

  ➔ Spoken contraction ‘I'ma’ = ‘I am going to’.

  ➔ Used in urban and rap English to express intention or future action.

• Look, 'cause Don Julio gon' do the trick every time.

  ➔ Causal clause with shortened ‘gon’’ = ‘going to’.

  ➔ ‘’Gon’’ is a phonetic reduction used in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) for ‘going to’.

• Better pop your thing, 'cause I'm poppin' mine.

  ➔ Imperative + present progressive with elision (‘poppin’’).

  ➔ ‘Pop your thing’ means ‘show off what you have’; ‘poppin’’ shows ongoing or energetic action.